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     The thickening branches make a pink `grisaille' against the blue sky。 

     Whoop�       �The clouds go dashing at each other and sheer away just in 

time。  Whoop�        �And   a   man's   hat   careers   down   the   street   in   front   of   the 

white   dust�察  �leaps   into   the   branches   of   a   tree�察  �veers   away   and   trundles 

ahead   of   the   wind�察  �jarring   the   sunlight   into   spokes   of   rose´colour   and 

green。 

     A    motor´car     cuts   a  swathe     through    the   bright    air�察 �sharp´beaked�察�

irresistible�察   �shouting    to  the   wind   to  make     way。    A   glare   of   dust  and 

sunshine tosses together behind it�察�and settles down。                The sky is quiet and 

high�察�and the morning is fair with fresh´washed air。 

                                   Midday and Afternoon 

     Swirl of crowded streets。         Shock and recoil of traffic。         The stock´still 

brick facade of an old church�察�against which the waves of people lurch and 

withdraw。       Flare   of   sunshine   down   side´streets。      Eddies   of   light   in   the 

windows   of   chemists'   shops�察  �with   their   blue�察  �gold�察  �purple   jars�察  �darting 

colours far into the crowd。          Loud bangs and tremors�察�murmurings out of 



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high windows�察�whirring of machine belts�察�blurring of horses and motors。 

A  quick   spin   and   shudder   of   brakes   on   an   electric   car�察  �and   the   jar   of   a 

church´bell knocking against the metal blue of the sky。                   I am a piece of 

the town�察�a bit of blown dust�察�thrust along with the crowd。                  Proud to feel 

the    pavement      under    me�察  �reeling    with   feet。   Feet     tripping�察  �skipping�察�

lagging�察�dragging�察�plodding doggedly�察�or springing up and advancing on 

firm elastic insteps。 A boy is selling papers�察�I smell them clean and new 

from   the   press。   They   are   fresh   like   the   air�察  �and   pungent   as   tulips   and 

narcissus。 

     The blue sky pales to lemon�察�and great tongues of gold blind the shop´ 

windows�察�putting out their contents in a flood of flame。 

                                       Night and Sleep 

     The day takes her ease in slippered yellow。               Electric signs gleam out 

along the shop fronts�察�following each other。                They grow�察�and grow�察�and 

blow   into   patterns   of   fire´flowers   as   the   sky   fades。   Trades   scream   in 

spots of light at the unruffled night。          Twinkle�察�jab�察�snap�察�that means a new 

play�察  �and   over   the   way�此  �plop�察  �drop�察  �quiver�察  �is   the   sidelong   sliver   of   a 

watchmaker's sign with its length on another street。 A gigantic mug of beer 

effervesces to the atmosphere over a tall building�察�but the sky is high and 

has her own stars�察�why should she heed ours�拭�

     I leave the city with speed。         Wheels whirl to take me back to my trees 

and my quietness。         The breeze which blows with me is fresh´washed and 

clean�察�it has come but recently from the high sky。               There are no flowers in 

bloom yet�察�but the earth of my garden smells of tulips and narcissus。 

     My room is tranquil and friendly。             Out of the window I can see the 

distant city�察�a band of twinkling gems�察�little flower´heads with no stems。 I 

cannot   see   the   beer´glass�察  �nor   the   letters   of   the   restaurants   and   shops   I 

passed�察 �now  the   signs   blur   and   all together   make   the   city�察 �glowing  on   a 

night of fine weather�察�like a garden stirring and blowing for the Spring。 

     The night is fresh´washed and fair and there is a whiff of flowers in the 

air。 

     Wrap me close�察�sheets of lavender。            Pour your blue and purple dreams 

into my ears。       The breeze whispers at the shutters and mutters queer tales 

of   old   days�察  �and   cobbled   streets�察  �and   youths   leaping   their   horses   down 



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marble stairways。      Pale blue lavender�察�you are the colour of the sky when 

it is fresh´washed and fair 。 。 。 I smell the stars 。 。 。 they are like tulips and 

narcissus 。 。 。 I smell them in the air。 



                                The Dinner´Party 



                                           Fish 

     ;So 。 。 。; they said�察�With their wine´glasses delicately poised�察�Mocking 

at the thing they cannot understand。 ;So 。 。 。; they said again�察�Amused and 

insolent。 The silver on the table glittered�察�And the red wine in the glasses 

Seemed the blood I had wasted In a foolish cause。 

                                          Game 

    The   gentleman   with   the   grey´and´black   whiskers   Sneered   languidly 

over his quail。 Then my heart flew up and laboured�察�And I burst from my 

own holding And hurled myself forward。 With straight blows I beat upon 

him�察�Furiously�察�with red´hot anger�察�I thrust against him。 But my weapon 

slithered over his polished surface�察�And I recoiled upon myself�察�Panting。 

                                     Drawing´Room 

    In a dress all softness and half´tones�察�Indolent and half´reclined�察�She 

lay upon a couch�察�With the firelight reflected in her jewels。 But her eyes 

had no reflection�察�They swam in a grey smoke�察�The smoke of smouldering 

ashes�察�The smoke of her cindered heart。 

                                          Coffee 

    They sat in a circle with their coffee´cups。 One dropped in a lump of 

sugar�察�One stirred with a spoon。 I saw them as a circle of ghosts Sipping 

blackness     out   of  beautiful   china�察  �And   mildly    protesting   against   my 

coarseness In being alive。 

                                           Talk 

    They   took   dead   men's   souls   And   pinned   them   on   their   breasts   for 

ornament�察�Their cuff´links and tiaras Were gems dug from a grave�察�They 

were ghouls battening on exhumed thoughts�察�And I took a green liqueur 

from a servant So that he might come near me And give me the comfort of 

a living thing。 

                                     Eleven O'Clock 



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     The front door was hard and heavy�察�It shut behind me on the house of 

ghosts。 I flattened my feet on the pavement To feel it solid under me�察�I ran 

my   hand   along   the   railings And   shook   them�察�And   pressed   their   pointed 

bars Into my palms。 The hurt of it   reassured me�察�And I did it again and 

again Until they were bruised。 When I woke in the night I laughed to find 

them aching�察�For only living flesh can suffer。 



      Stravinsky's Three Pieces ;Grotesques;�察�for String 



                                      Quartet 



                                      First Movement 

     Thin´voiced�察  �nasal     pipes   Drawing     sound    out  and   out   Until  it  is  a 

screeching thread�察�Sharp and cutting�察�sharp and cutting�察�It hurts。 Whee´e´e� �

Bump�      �Bump�       �Tong´ti´bump�       �There    are  drums    here�察 �Banging�察    �And 

wooden shoes beating the round�察�grey stones Of the market´place。 Whee´ 

e´e� �Sabots slapping the worn�察�old stones�察�And a shaking and cracking of 

dancing bones�察�Clumsy and hard they are�察�And uneven�察�Losing half a beat 

Because      the  stones   are  slippery。   Bump´e´ty´tong�        �Whee´e´e�       �Tong� �

The  thin   Spring   leaves   Shake to   the  banging   of shoes。  Shoes   beat�察 �slap�察�

Shuffle�察�rap�察�And the nasal pipes squeal with their pigs' voices�察�Little pigs' 

voices   Weaving   among   the   dancers�察�A  fine   white   thread   Linking   up   the 

dancers。   Bang�      �Bump�      �Tong�   �Petticoats�察  �Stockings�察  �Sabots�察  �Delirium 

flapping     its 

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